There are 10 ways to get from Costa Rica to Colima by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport (CLQ)plane SJO - CLQ
8h 12m$4,731–20,169Fly Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane LIO - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colimabus
9h 42m$2,272–9,427Bus via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from México Poniente to Colimabus
2d 12h$3,767–6,416Drive 3,063.7 km
- Drive from San José to Colimacar 3,063.7 km
41h 33m$7,073–10,217Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane SJO - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colimabus
9h 5m$3,501–7,229Fly Limón International Airport to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport (CLQ)plane LIO - CLQ
21h 25m$5,302–23,367Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO)plane SJO - ZLO
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Colimabus
11h 14m$14,911–61,299Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to México Citybus
- Take the bus from México Poniente to Colimabus
2d 12h$3,773–6,446Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvadorbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Salvador to Antigua Guatemala
- Take the bus from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Stationbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Colimabus
2d 23h$4,477–7,146Bus via Guatemala City
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Colimabus
3d$4,969–8,034
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport (CLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Colima is to bus via Mexico City which costs $3700 - $6500 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Colima is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs $4700 - $21000.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Colima. However, there are services departing from Terminal Atlántico Norte and arriving at Colima via Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus, Guatemana Aguilar Batres, Tapachula and Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Colima is 2348 km. The road distance is 3063.7 km.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Colima without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 2 days 23h and costs $4400 - $7500.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Costa Rica to Colima, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Colima bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Terminal Atlántico Norte station.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Colima is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs $4700 - $21000. Alternatively, you can bus via Mexico City, which costs $3700 - $6500 and takes 2 days 12h.
Costa Rica to Colima bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal San Carlos - CCA station.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Colima is 3064 km. It takes approximately 41h 33m to drive from Costa Rica to Colima.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Colima, Mexico?
Aeroméxico and Volaris Costa Rica fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport (CLQ) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Colima via Terminal San Carlos - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula, Politécnico, José Antonio Alzate e Insurgentes, and México Poniente in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $4,600–20,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–23,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Licenciado Miguel De La Madrid Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–33,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–85,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Managua, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $14,000–60,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–5,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–7,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–8,500
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Playa De Oro International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $21,000–85,000
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $1,100–1,600
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus to Guatemala Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $340–480
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $340–480
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $370–550
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $370–550
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $861
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–800
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to El Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Guatemana Aguilar Batres to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $400–550
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $850–1,200
- First Class
- $850–1,000
Bus from Tapachula to México City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $850–1,200
- First Class
- $850–1,000
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from México Poniente to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,700
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Manzanillo to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $200–410
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +502 4021 1921
- aviajarguatemala@gmail.com
- Website
- aviajarguatemala.webnode.es
Shuttle from San Salvador to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Antigua Guatemala to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,102
- Website
- http://www.guatemalatransportation.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–850
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- contacto@odm.com.mx
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,400
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,700–3,000
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
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